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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Daisy have to travel to reach England when the borders are opened again for travel after the war?
(a) Eighteen days.
(b) Almost a week.
(c) Thirteen hours.
(d) More than a week.

2. Where is Jet when Piper and Daisy are leaving the McEvoy house?
(a) In the truck.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) He can't be found.
(d) In the pasture.

3. How do Daisy and Piper find the river?
(a) Daisy finds it on the map.
(b) They find a sign pointing the way.
(c) They see ducks flying in for a landing.
(d) Piper hears the running water.

4. What are the military officials eating for lunch on the day they arrive to take over the house?
(a) Chicken and dumplings.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Potatoes and onlins.
(d) Rice and beans.

5. Where does Daisy say she wound up when she returned to New York?
(a) At her stepmother's.
(b) At Leah's house.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) At her grandmother's.

6. How does Daisy know they have reached the late to Gateshead Farm?
(a) A teenage girl gives them directions.
(b) Piper recognizes it from her dream.
(c) It's written on the map.
(d) They find a sign.

7. Why does Daisy say she doesn't tell everyone about her meetings with Edmond in Chapter 18?
(a) She can't be sure it's Edmond.
(b) She doesn't want to share the time.
(c) She believes they might think she's crazy.
(d) She doesn't realize what's really happening.

8. What does Daisy first think is wrong with Piper when she wakes up screaming?
(a) She is dreaming about her mother.
(b) She has mushroom poisoning.
(c) She heard soldiers coming.
(d) She has had a premonition of her own death.

9. What time is it when Daisy and Piper are wakened to the sound of gunfire?
(a) Noon.
(b) Six in the morning.
(c) Four in the morning.
(d) Midnight.

10. Why does Piper say they should catch and kill a rabbit?
(a) There are many rabbits and they're easy to catch.
(b) Rabbits are high in vitamins.
(c) They need meat in their diet.
(d) To have fat to cook with.

11. What is the final thing Daisy says to Edmond as she and Piper are being taken away?
(a) Don't worry, I'm not leaving.
(b) I'll find you.
(c) I love you.
(d) Please come with me.

12. Which of the following is NOT among the items in the package Baz gave Daisy?
(a) A bowl.
(b) Salami.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) A gun.

13. What does Daisy say has become a "fanatic compulsion"?
(a) Keeping the blankets dry.
(b) Finding enough berries to eat.
(c) Walking eight miles a day.
(d) Touching each other at night.

14. What does Mrs. McEvoy say about Piper?
(a) That she's adorable.
(b) That she needs a haircut.
(c) That she's too heavy.
(d) That she's too skinny.

15. What do Daisy and Piper drink the morning after their first night sleeping under the plastic sheet?
(a) Soda.
(b) Rain water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Daisy and Piper at the house on the day the telephone rings?

2. Which of the following is NOT among the items Daisy takes as she and Piper are preparing to leave the McEvoy house?

3. What is the topic Daisy discusses with many of the soldiers during their days in the barn?

4. Who goes inside to tell Mrs. McEvoy that her husband has been killed?

5. Who is the one person Daisy believes she recognizes among the dead at Gateshead Farm?

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